Heikki Orvola (born November 29, 1943 in

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) is a

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and planner. He started his career as a designer in the 1960s. In 1968, he started to work at the Nuutajärvi glassworks. In 1972, he designed the ''Aurora'' set of glasses for

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. With Fujiwo Ishimoto he designed the ''Illusia'' tableware for

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Ceramics Factory. In the 1980s, Orvola designed for

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. In 1987, he designed the candleholder ''Kivi'', which is still in production today at Iittala. In 1998, he designed the ''Verna'' goblet, as well as a set of glasses called ''Palazzo'' for Iittala. His design work can be found in Finnish museums as well as abroad. Orvola received an ''

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''medal in 1984 and in 1988, he won the '' Kaj Franck Design Prize''. In 2002, he received the title of professor.

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